Thanks tammy I have read numerous stories that they can swallow but he said it's very unlikely and I said how do you no he said because I did the operation and his whole tongue was took x he just said it's very unlikely and said he won't try until after the radiation and everything has settled x they said it's dangerous that my dads been drinking because it will be going into his lungs and give him a chest infection x my dad has been drinking water for 2 weeks with no problems but if there telling us that we will have to stop xx he starts radiation tomorro xx


Father 60 years old
Diagnoised oc jan 15
Peg fitted 27/2/15
Full tongue glossectomy reconstruc surge ,
Lymph nodes and glands out 5/3/15
Rt 14/5/2015